Rico Zeegers
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Rico Zeegers
|image =
|fullname = Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers{{cite web |title=R. Zeegers – Profiel |url=https://www.vi.nl/spelers/rico-theodorus-johannes-zeegers/profiel |website=Voetbal International |access-date=15 January 2023 |language=nl}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|01|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = Sittard, Netherlands{{cite web |title=Rico Zeegers |url=https://www.psv.nl/jeugd/spelers/speler/rico-zeegers.htm |website=PSV |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123203844/https://www.psv.nl/jeugd/spelers/speler/rico-zeegers.htm |archive-date=23 January 2021 |language=nl-NL |date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live}}
|position = Right-back
|currentclub = EVV
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2007–2009
|youthclubs1 = Slekker Boys
|youthyears2 = 2009–2012
|youthclubs2 = PSV
|youthyears3 = 2012–2013
|youthclubs3 = Slekker Boys
|youthyears4 = 2013–2015
|youthclubs4 = Fortuna Sittard
|youthyears5 = 2015–2019
|youthclubs5 = PSV
|years1 = 2019–2021
|clubs1 = Jong PSV
|caps1 = 17
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2021
|clubs2 = → MVV (loan)
|caps2 = 15
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2023
|clubs3 = MVV
|caps3 = 54
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2023–2024
|clubs4 = Wezel Sport
|caps4 = 32
|goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2024–
|clubs5 = EVV
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|club-update = 12:57, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back for Vierde Divisie club EVV.
Career
=Early years=
Zeegers played youth football for Slekker Boys, Fortuna Sittard and PSV, eventually signing his first professional contract with the latter in 2019; a two-year deal.{{cite news |last1=Visser |first1=Emil |title=Twee jongens uit Echt kersvers voetbalprof: Op school werd de bal altijd afgepakt |url=https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20190710_00113992 |access-date=11 July 2022 |work=Limburger |date=10 July 2019 |language=nl}}{{cite news |last1=Raijer |first1=Jules |title=Jeugdexponent Rico Zeegers tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV |url=https://www.ed.nl/psv/jeugdexponent-rico-zeegers-tekent-eerste-profcontract-bij-psv~a8390ba3/ |access-date=11 July 2022 |work=Eindhovens Dagblad |date=25 June 2019 |language=nl}}
He made his senior debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 16 August 2019, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 away loss to Almere City.{{cite web |title=Almere City FC – Jong PSV |url=https://www.psv.nl/psv/wedstrijden/wedstrijd/almere-city-fc-jong-psv-16-08-2019.htm |website=PSV |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115094240/https://www.psv.nl/psv/wedstrijden/wedstrijd/almere-city-fc-jong-psv-16-08-2019.htm |archive-date=15 January 2023 |language=nl-NL |date=16 August 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Invaller Verheydt schenkt City FC zege tegen Jong PSV |url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/173370/live-almere-city-fc-jong-psv |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Omroep Flevoland |date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115094555/https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/173370/live-almere-city-fc-jong-psv |archive-date=15 January 2023 |language=nl}}
=MVV=
He joined MVV on a six-month loan on 12 January 2021.{{Cite news |last=Elfrink |first=Rik |date=12 January 2021 |title=PSV neemt met verhuur aan MVV afscheid van rechtsback Rico Zeegers |language=nl |work=Eindhovens Dagblad |url=https://www.ed.nl/psv/psv-neemt-met-verhuur-aan-mvv-afscheid-van-rechtsback-rico-zeegers~a25b8fff/ |access-date=12 January 2021}} He made his debut for the club on 15 January 2021, starting at right-back in a 3–0 away loss to Go Ahead Eagles.{{cite news |title=Solide Go Ahead Eagles bindt ook MVV Maastricht aan zegekar |url=https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/1498270/solide-go-ahead-eagles-bindt-ook-mvv-maastricht-aan-zegekar |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=RTV Oost |date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130052129/https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/1498270/Solide-Go-Ahead-Eagles-bindt-ook-MVV-Maastricht-aan-zegekar |archive-date=30 January 2021 |language=nl}} He provided his first assist on 12 April, a cutback pass to Jérôme Déom who slotted home for the 1–0 lead in an eventual 4–2 home loss to rivals Roda JC Kerkrade.{{cite web |title=MVV–Roda JC: 2 – 4 |url=https://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/eerste-elftal/programma-en-uitslagen/mvv-roda-jc |website=MVV |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507060735/https://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/eerste-elftal/programma-en-uitslagen/mvv-roda-jc |archive-date=7 May 2021 |language=nl |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Roda JC wint doelpuntrijke Limburgse derby, Almere City pakt punt in extremis |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6127353/roda-jc-wint-doelpuntrijke-limburgse-derby-almere-city-pakt-punt-in-extremis.html |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=NU |date=12 April 2021 |language=nl}}
On 4 June 2021, the deal was made permanent and Zeegers signed a two-year contract with MVV.{{cite web |title=Rico Zeegers tekent 2 jaar bij MVV |url=https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/rico-zeegers-tekent-2-jaar-bij-mvv |website=MVV |access-date=10 July 2022 |language=nl |date=4 June 2021}} He suffered a foot injury during practice in November 2022, which required surgery. The injury ruled him out for several months.{{cite web |title=Rico Zeegers onder het mes |url=https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/rico-zeegers-onder-het-mes |website=MVV |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115230841/https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/rico-zeegers-onder-het-mes |archive-date=15 November 2022 |language=nl |date=15 November 2022 |url-status=live}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 23 May 2023}}{{Soccerway|rico-zeegers/537489|accessdate=15 January 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Jong PSV
|14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Eerste Divisie |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| MVV (loan)
|Eerste Divisie |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|MVV
|Eerste Divisie |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Eerste Divisie |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
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References
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Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:Fortuna Sittard players
Category:MVV Maastricht players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Footballers from Sittard
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium